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[-] DefinitelyNotAPhone@hexbear.net 55 points 10 months ago

If it wasn't for the whole "siccing the national guard on BLM protesters" thing, I might even like this guy.

[-] Black_Mald_Futures@hexbear.net 12 points 10 months ago

my friend is with this dude who generally has good anarchist politics but he says that he "told the national guard to stand down" and "that's why conservatives are saying he wants to let america burn" or some shit

[-] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 50 points 10 months ago

Lying to the cops is cool and good.

[-] Aradina@lemmy.ml 37 points 10 months ago

True but drink driving and speeding are very bad and self centred things to do

[-] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 26 points 10 months ago

Give people public transportation then

[-] Aradina@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago

Obviously yes, but people still drive drunk and speed in places with reliable public transit. Not to mention that the type of drunk to think that vehicular manslaughter is acceptable will also probably be a bit shit to ride with.

[-] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

You can't do that much damage in a train car versus behind the wheel. That said angry drunks and rude assholes can have a little bit of prison time as a treat. In all seriousness, if there is reliable public transport, then they should get their license taken away. At this point i mostly drink at home, and the few times we go out, we uber to and from.

[-] EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee 12 points 10 months ago

And since his DUI he hasn’t taken a drink since. He learns properly from his mistakes.

[-] Aradina@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

That's good. I have respect for people who hit rock bottom in some way and can climb back up. Its not easy to do.

[-] alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 10 months ago

So he was 31 years old and he hasn't done it since. He is now 60.

Is this the best they got on him? Lmao

[-] SerLava@hexbear.net 49 points 10 months ago

AND AND that night was literally the last drink of his life. Absolutely impressive

[-] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 29 points 10 months ago

Can't even nominate a guy you'd like to get a beer with smdh

(Not that it stopped weirdos from saying shit like that about George fucking Bush)

[-] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 42 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Let’s say Waltz is truly the lesser of two evil. What makes anyone think he’ll be allowed to have any influence behind the scenes? He was chosen to appeal to people exactly like OOP who think changing the american entity is possible by simply being a guy you can have a beer with. He’ll meekly dissent on sending pinkertons to beat workers while the president sits back and relax because the economic and voter benefits outweigh some uppity emplpyees complaining.

[-] kristina@hexbear.net 44 points 10 months ago

megacope answer: kamala is always zooted and this guy has a vow of sobriety

[-] edge@hexbear.net 20 points 10 months ago

I think if he actually mattered he'd be the presidential candidate, not the running mate.

[-] sysgen@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago

It's moreso the reverse, having a VP that opposes the president especially on foreign policy allows them to collude against the White House. This was a big problem in the Obama administration with Biden frustrating Obama's foreign policy at times.

[-] D61@hexbear.net 35 points 10 months ago

ancaptain What? No inappropriate behavior with underage students? I'M BEING ERASED!

[-] culpritus@hexbear.net 32 points 10 months ago

what the american dream has become for lmayo

being able to get a 2nd chance after fucking up badly, and he actually managed to not fuck up again

now that's leadership

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 31 points 10 months ago

Get a better mugshot sweetie trump-yassified

[-] Grandpa_garbagio@hexbear.net 27 points 10 months ago

He made a couch fucking joke in his speech and it was actually funny. How the fuck is that possible?

Dems acknowledging memes is always fucking cringe, now here we are. Idk what's happening

[-] ComradePlatypus@hexbear.net 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

He’s still quietly very pro-Israel but better than Shapiro. Also almost the anti-Vance in terms of appearing like a normal guy.

I’m a bit disappointed it wasn’t Beshear.

He’s term limited out of being governor of Kentucky and is unlikely to be able to win a senate seat there. His Lt Governor, she might have had a boost in her chances (given Beshear won by a slim margin).

A dem governor in Kentucky as we saw with Beshear can mitigate some of the worst transphobia there. Which is why I liked him, even though he was boring Christian moderate (with no doubt a bunch of shitty opinions), the fact he seemed to take every opportunity to unprompted state that the republican transphobia was evil and cruel.

[-] Spongebobsquarejuche@hexbear.net 14 points 10 months ago

Wow, that's 2 politics. What is going on?

[-] FungiDebord@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago

We are Fargo-maxxing, we are Gopher-pilled.

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